What do you look for in a manager? I wrote up my thoughts on this about 8 years ago, and it still holds. One of those (“significant domain knowledge”) popped up today when my skip-level boss gave me an AI coding technique that blew my mind. Work for those that make you better!
[article] When DevOps Runs Its Course – We Need Platform as a Runtime. The title is a bit click-baity, as the word “DevOps” doesn’t show up in the piece. But, still a solid read on the benefits and components of a modern platform.
[blog] Confetti cannons or fire extinguishers? Here’s how to secure cloud surprises. Really good post. What steps do you follow as a security pro when you’re brought in late to the game? Follow this playbook.
[blog] How To Defeat Anger: 4 Secrets From The Ancients. It’s ok to get mad. To me, the key is how long (or short) you stay mad. Eric has some advice to reframe your thinking.
[blog] Demystifying Google’s Data Gemma. Here’s an exploration into one of our newest open models that has a “fresh take on reducing hallucinations and improving the factual accuracy of AI-generated content.”
[blog] Leveraging Dwell Time to Improve Member Experiences on the LinkedIn Feed. Use the right metrics for the right situation. “Dwell time” makes sense for LinkedIn to care about. Conversely, you don’t want folks dwelling a long time on your food ordering app.
[paper] Improving LLM reliability and performance: Prompt engineering, fine-tuning, RAG, and long context window techniques. New paper (no reg needed) that looks at the four major techniques for coaxing the most relevant responses from an LLM.
[article] Why does the “knowing-doing gap” exist, and how can engineering leaders overcome it? Are you quickly applying what you learn as a leader? Why or why not?
[blog] The flavor is a little…spare. Coté has some good tips for our AI-powered notebook service (NotebookLM) and offers up some use cases I hadn’t come across yet.
[blog] Building a Developer Platform. Another post on what you might include in your developer-oriented internal platform.
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